ĐÀ NẴNG — Vietnam News Agency (VNA) inaugurated a new information service centre of the Central and Central Highlands region in the city of Đà Nẵng yesterday after three years of construction.

The 14-storey building, on 2,348sq.m, was built with total investment of VNĐ194 billion (US$9.2 million) from the State budget

The centre will provide working space for VNA’s representative offices and branches for news coverage in 11 central and central highlands provinces and cities from Quảng Trị to Khánh Hòa.

The debut of the centre also marked the 42nd anniversary of the Liberation Day (April 30th) and May Day.

VNA’s information service centre of the Central and Central Highlands region, which was established in 1959 with the first correspondents from the VNA in the region, was awarded the Labour Order, First Class in 2012. — VNS